Oscar Levant

Oscar Levant (December 27, 1906 – August 14, 1972) was an American pianist, composer, author, comedian, and actor. He was more famous for his mordant character and witticisms, on the radio and in movies and television, than for his music.
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Kipling Joseph Rudyard

Kipling, (Joseph) Rudyard (1865-1936), English writer and Nobel laureate, who wrote novels, poems, and short stories, mostly set in India and Burma during the time of British rule.
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Ferguson Arthur “Fergie” Jenkins

Ferguson Arthur “Fergie” Jenkins CM (born December 13, 1943 in Chatham, Ontario, Canada) is a right-handed former pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was a three-time All-Star, winner of the 1971 Cy Young Award, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991. To date, he is the last non 300 game winning starting pitcher to be elected by the writers. Jenkins spent most of his career playing for the Chicago Cubs, but also played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers, and Boston Red Sox.
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Insulza Salinas José Miguel

José Miguel Insulza Salinas (born June 2, 1943) is a Chilean politician and statesman, and a member of the Socialist Party of Chile. He is currently (since May 26, 2005) the Secretary General of the Organization of American States. He is nicknamed El Panzer, for his tank-like drive and reputation for charging hard in whatever endeavor he takes on. He is married to Mexican Georgina Núñez Reyes and has three children.
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James I

James I (10 December 1394 – 21 February 1437) was nominal King of Scots from 4 April 1406, and reigning King of Scots from May 1424 until 21 February 1437.
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John Winston Ono Lennon

John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English rock musician, singer, writer, songwriter, artist, actor and peace activist who gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. Lennon along with Paul McCartney formed one of the most influential and successful songwriting partnerships and “wrote some of the most popular music in rock and roll history”.
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Caroline Bouvier Kennedy

Caroline Bouvier Kennedy (born November 27, 1957) is an American author and attorney. She is the daughter and only surviving child of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and his wife, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy.
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Kim Jong-il

Kim Jong-il (also written as Kim Jong Il) (born 16 February 1941, Vyatskoye, Soviet Union; official biographies state 16 February 1942, Baekdu Mountain, Japanese Korea) is the leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. He is the Chairman of the National Defense Commission, Supreme Commander of the Korean People’s Army, and General Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea (the ruling party since 1948). He succeeded his father Kim Il-sung, founder of North Korea, who died in 1994, and commands the fifth largest standing army in the world. North Korea officially refers to him as the “Great Leader” or “Dear Leader”.
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Kandinsky Wassily

Wassily Kandinsky (Russian: Василий Кандинский, first name pronounced as [vassi:li]) (16 December [O.S. 4 December] 1866 – 13 December 1944) was a Russian painter, printmaker and art theorist. One of the most famous 20th-century artists, he is credited with painting the first modern abstract works.
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Luc Godard Jean

Jean-Luc Godard (French pronounced [ʒɑ̃lyk gɔˈdaʀ]) (born on December 3, 1930) is a French and Swiss filmmaker and one of the founding members of the Nouvelle Vague, or “French New Wave”.
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